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A former Central Regional Minister has advised political parties to stay away from antagonism that could result in violence as the country prepares for the November polls.
Ama Benyiwa Doe in an exclusive interview with Joy News Editor, Araba Koomson, said political parties should articulate their positions on matters in the strongest way without provocation.
'Sometimes people make it look like we are almost at the war path but I don't think that is how it should be,' she indicated.
Currently, a member of the Council of State, Ama Benyiwa Doe is best known for her aggressive and vociferous approach to Ghanaian politics from radio talk shows to controversial political interviews.
This earned her the nickname 'Ama Chavez' as she would often knock out her opponents out with her verbal political jabs.
Ama Benyiwa Doe was the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Gomoa West Constituency from 1992-2009 but she was unseated by Joe Kingsley Hackman.
She has been absent from the country’s political scene for some time now due to her appointment as a member of the Council of State.
The former NDC National Women's Organizer broke her silence following reports she was dead.
She told Araba Koomson she misses engaging in active politics.
"Sometimes I sit by my radio and... I wonder why I was put on the Council of State...you know I wish I had been left alone so that I can go out there and do whatever I want to do politically but I think it for a good reason that the President put me on the Council of State...maybe to tone me down for my old age," Ama Benyiwa Doe indicated.
She commended the NDC for staying away from deliberate provocations from the opposition party.
'The tendency is that the opposition members will provoke you and once you don't restrain yourself, it is you as a member of the rulling political party who will be criticised,' Ama Benyiwa Doe added.
She urged her party members to continue staying away from violence. 'I am advising the younger ones to be up and doing, to come out and criticise seriously.'
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